Antigen Test - what is it and how the test is done
With the increased risk of every other person developing the COVID-19 virus due to its increased prevalence, testing for Coronavirus has become the new normal. Thankfully, self-testing kits have...
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Sumirago. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Piave, 2, 21040 Sumirago VA, Italia
Via Alessandro Volta, 3, 21040 Caronno Varesino VA, Italia
2.5 km
Unverified
Via Roma, 7, 21020 Daverio VA, Italia
2.6 km
Via Vittorio Veneto, 15, 21022 Azzate VA, Italia
3 km
Via Alfredo di Dio, 14, 21010 Besnate VA, Italia
2.8 km
Via Goffredo Mameli, 23, 21040 Morazzone VA, Italia
3.1 km
Via Scipione Ronchetti, 145, 21044 Cavaria con Premezzo VA, Italia
3.3 km
Via Camillo Benso di Cavour, 4, 21020 Buguggiate VA, Italia
3.4 km
Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 39, 21020 Cazzago Brabbia VA, Italia
4.4 km
Via Camillo Benso di Cavour, 76, 21050 Castelseprio VA, Italia
4.3 km
Via Papa Celestino IV, 4, 21043 Castiglione Olona VA, Italia
4.4 km
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With the increased risk of every other person developing the COVID-19 virus due to its increased prevalence, testing for Coronavirus has become the new normal. Thankfully, self-testing kits have...
Usually antigen tests/lateral flow tests do not require the prescription of a doctor in Italy. However, it is good to inform your doctor about the values of the results in order to enable it to assess whether or not there is the need to prescribe a possible molecular tests.
This test is less accurate than the gold standard PCR test; however, the test accuracy has shown to be higher when used by trained laboratory staff.
The PCR test may take too much time for the results to be conclusive. A lateral antibody test is less costly, faster and more sensitive to identifying the covid19 virus. It has been important for hospital workers, frontline workers, and caregivers in times of covid19.